Kirk white street, the meadows

By Tina Martin

I lived at 47 kirk white street from about 1959 to 1968.   I lived next to the chip shop.   I attended arkwright street school and remember some of my classmates names as being Diane Marshall, ksren whittington, michael dwayne, paul smith, lorna smith and christopher grocock.   I played on waterway street and queens drive park.   I remember catching the bus on a saturday to go into town to the ABC cinema kids club.    I used to walk to the trent bridge garden by the river trent.   Once I found a stray dog and bought it home.   I asked my mum if I could keep it.   She said no!. I had to take it back and "lose" it.   There were lots of stray dogs in those days unfortunately.    I was so upset.   I loved living on kirk white street.   All those alleyways were like a maze.   Great fun.   Our house had a communal back yard with outside toilets.   Our tin bath hung outside the back door ready for our once a week bath!  My dad used to take me to the cattle market on a saturday.   He bought me 2 white rabbits who used to have great fun running round the back yard.   Its such a shame they pulled it all down because, in my opinion, the community spirit and "soul" went when it was demolished.    Regards   tina martin nee swain